The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Jacopo De Steffani finished 1,253rd of 1,428 men in the Open division at Gent 2025, in 1:43:50.
A station race more than a running one: 30% of the field beaten on the stations, against 4% on the runs. The wall balls cost the most time: 3:13 slower than the median. Stronger after halfway: 1:54 better against the middle of the field than before it.
Gent ran fast: the 938 athletes who also raced elsewhere this season were about 0:26 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:10Running 1 5:42v median +0:52
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Block 02 10:22Running 2 7:58v median +3:21
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Block 03 13:44Running 3 8:50v median +3:50
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Block 04 14:19Running 4 8:48v median +3:50
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Block 05 10:55Running 5 6:16v median +1:07
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Block 06 8:19Running 6 5:59v median +1:01
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Block 07 12:20Running 7 6:04v median +1:08
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Block 08 16:40Running 8 6:29v median +1:13
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 7:10
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1407
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,407 men who finished.